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Vanvisa at the Falls

3.0 star property
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Interior entrance
Lake
Water park
Superior Double Room
Exclusive Villa, 1 King Bed, Kitchen, River View | View from room

Reviews

7.6 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
Kuang Si Waterfall, Ban Thapene National Park, Luang Prabang, 06000
  • Kuang Si Falls
    9 min walk
  • Morning Market
    37 min drive
  • Nang Thing Restaurant
    1 min walk
  • Luang Prabang (LPQ-Luang Prabang Intl.)
    62 min drive

Room options

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Deluxe Double Room

Deluxe Double Room

  • 60 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Exclusive Villa, 1 King Bed, Kitchen, River View

Exclusive Villa, 1 King Bed, Kitchen, River View

  • 7 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, rollaway beds

Superior Double Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

About the area

Luang Prabang

Located in Luang Prabang, Vanvisa at the Falls is on the waterfront, a 1-minute drive from Kuang Si Falls and 5 minutes from Mekong. .This hotel is 17.4 mi (27.9 km) from Wat That Luang and 17.8 mi (28.6 km) from Wat Manorom.

What's nearby

  • Kuang Si Falls - 9 min walk
  • Morning Market - 37 min drive
  • Phousi Hill - 37 min drive
  • Night Market - 37 min drive
  • Royal Palace - 37 min drive

Getting around

  • Luang Prabang (LPQ-Luang Prabang Intl.) - 62 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Dok Keo Restaurant - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Cafe Lebelair - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪ສວນພູນສຸກ Phoun Souk Garden - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Na Khoun Café - ‬19 min drive
  • ‪Mekong Sunset Restaurant - ‬10 min drive

About this property

Vanvisa at the Falls

Waterfront hotel with 15 outdoor pools and free water park access
Vanvisa at the Falls offers 5 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and ceiling fans. Rooms open to balconies. Accommodations offer separate dining areas and include desks. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) are also available. Housekeeping is provided daily.
15 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a complimentary water park.
Make yourself at home in one of the 5 guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include desks and separate sitting areas, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Dip into one of the 15 outdoor swimming pools or enjoy other recreational amenities, which include a complimentary water park.
At Vanvisa at the Falls, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in Laotian cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Languages

English, Lao, Thai

Property amenities

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 7:00 AM–10:00 AM
  • 1 restaurant

Things to do

  • 15 outdoor pools
  • Free water park access

Family friendly

  • 15 outdoor pools
  • Free water park access
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
  • Separate dining area
  • Separate living room

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Ceiling fan
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Dining room
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 11:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 50 per vehicle (one way)
  • Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Vanvisa Falls Hotel Luang Prabang
Vanvisa Falls Hotel
Vanvisa Falls Luang Prabang
Vanvisa Falls
Vanvisa at the Falls Hotel
Vanvisa at the Falls Luang Prabang
Vanvisa at the Falls Hotel Luang Prabang

Vanvisa at the Falls Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 35 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 35 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Oliver

Disliked: Staff & service
Hell.. 3 nights booked, I left after 2 hours.
I had 3 nights booked here and didn't end up staying any of them, I'd rather of lost the money than slept here.. that should tell you how bad it is.. Looks nothing like the pictures, whilst it is a nice location, and the falls are beautiful.. the few hours I was there it was overrun with screaming local children.. the least peaceful place I've ever been. The "hotel" is impossible to find, down some dirt track.. surrounded by locals shacks.. The room is basically a wooden shed, there is absolutely no shops around the area at all.. of you don't have a scooter, don't even consider this place.. not that you should anyway..
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Josie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Don’t get your hopes up
Doesn’t look much like it does in the photos. Don’t know where they got the figure of 15 pools from! I counted two and neither had beds next to them as it shows in the photos. Be aware if you stay here the local area is completely shut down by 7pm, so it’s hard to get food as the hotel stops serving by then as well. Most staff are children between the ages of 4 and 7 and that includes those who clean the rooms, which probably explains the dirt on the sheets. Kids are everywhere and extremely loud, so if you’re expecting a nice lie in, forget it! Basically the one good things are the fact that it’s in a waterfall, close to the main waterfall, and the shower has hot water. Vastly over priced.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the only hotel by the falls . Location is amazing, right by the river and small falls . It’s basic accommodation but it’s cheap and you are staying in the jungle , if you love nature you will love it . I bit chilly at night so go prepared
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

4/10 Poor

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
It is a very remote location and while staff are friendly, the service is not good. You should arrive in the daytime
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

4/10 Poor

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
This was more primitive than I expected. It is good for a one night stay unless you want to get away from the world for a bit
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Simple, quiet accommodations at the falls
Great location at the base of the falls in the local’s area away from all the tour buses. Beautiful views and great proximity to explore the main falls before and after the crowds from town. Very simple accommodations- more like camping, but they did have a western style toilet. No heat or AC but we came in December when the weather was a little cooler and didn’t have a problem. Be sure to bring bug spray, though. There’s a nice restaurant next door called carpe diem that’s great for lunch but only open at that time when it’s busiest with other tourists. At night, there’s really not much else to do, so expect a very quiet, relaxed evening. We ordered the fried rice and fried pork ribs from the hotel for dinner. Both tasted good, but my husband got sick from the ribs. I’d be careful what you order since it’s more remote, if your stomach isn’t used to that kind of food. Most of the staff speak limited English, but it was fine. I would try to arrange transportation in advance if you can or take a taxi from Luang Prabang instead of the airport. We took a taxi from the airport directly and paid about 3.5x the typical rate. Overall, a nice stay, a very local experience, but if I had it to do over, I might prefer to stay in town and take a half day trip out to the falls to maximize my time since we only had a couple of days total in Luang Prabang
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Samantha, Gold Coast

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great night stay!
Amazing location - natural pools right outside your doorstep and walking distance to the entrance to Kuang Si Falls. The big balcony is great for relaxing on and the bathroom decor is lovely (feels like you’re outside). Other reviews said the room was dated/not clean but we didn’t find this to be the case at all. Food, however, was not amazing.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Renate

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Lu, Sacramento, Ca

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I was disappointed due to the conditions of the room. This should not be considered a “hotel” this is like a campground with the outhouse inside the facility. The ppl there are especially wonderful and very friendly except they barely speak English . The owner( I assumed) was really nice and he speak a little bit of English. This place is about a 5 mins walk to Kuang Si Waterfalls . It is beautiful here but come and enjoy the waterfalls and the surrounding but I wouldn’t recommend staying here.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Malaysia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
wonderful setting
uniquely nice stay in a wonderful setting.. try the in-house grilled chicken prepared over wood fire..
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Alia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tiki lover's paradise
Eat your heart out, Martin Denny! Spending a night at Vanvisa was one of the highlights of our trip. Definitely worth splurging to get the extra-deluxe room with a terrace overlooking turquoise pools from the small waterfalls on the property. Very clean, nice big comfy bed, and the terrace is a great place to chill. It looks onto a popular swimming hole for local kids, and even though I'm totally not a kid person, it was charming to watch them splash around in the afternoon. At night, we went for a stroll in the village, and that was also a highlight--just exchanging simple greetings with the people who live there and enjoying a few hours in a world not built for tourists. An earlier TA reviewer whines that this is "basically just a village," which I find frankly infuriating. I felt lucky to get this small glimpse into rural Lao life. It's authentic, and authenticity is hard to come by these days. The homestay also faces a working monastery, and we awoke slowly to the sounds of drumming and chanting and the smell of incense. Yes, there were insects around (duh, it's a waterfall in the jungle), but none got into our room and it wasn't an issue. Getting up early to watch the sleepy bears at the sanctuary wake up--and to enjoy the magnificent falls and swimming holes before the tour buses made it out from LP--was the icing on the cake.

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Make the tourists jealous and stay instead!
I have been to Luang Prabang and Kuangsi Falls previously but this was my first stay at Vanvisa. The location is great if you have seen enough of LP. You are literally right at the Falls but outside the tourist park. The hot water and shower pressure are great. I stayed in the bungalow. The dinner menu was reasonably priced and quality good. My advice is to email property after booking to arrange pickup (same price as I ended up paying by organizing tuk tuk 200,000kip). I got their car to airport- much better )it is a long way from LP and tuk Tuks don’t like driving up there in the afternoon as there are tourists returning the opposite direction. Emailing also makes sure they know you are coming! I stayed 3 nites and had walks and enjoyed being at the Falls when all tourists have gone. NO WIFI available in the hotel or village! Too far to go to LP for a visit. I will definitely be returning again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Careness!
The took care of me. I was ill a couple of Day. The helped me in every way. Lovely people!
Stayed 13 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Chee Min

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazingly awesome!
The place is amazingly good. The staff is very friendly and helpful! Please try their fried garlic pork, it’s soooooo tasty! The homemade papaya passion fruit jam is very yummy too!! I am so glad that I chose to stay at Vanvisa a night. Waking up in this place surrounded with natural waterfall is a bliss. Please do not hesitate to stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Geoff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise
Amazing location, you do need your own transport though.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

marlies, vienna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Wonderful experience the simple way
Amazing surrounding of natural pool, plants, super friendly owner and family. Best local dinner.

10/10 Excellent

jethro, UK

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My favourite in Laos, maybe not for everyone,
this place is beautiful, it feels like a collection of beautiful real Laos huts all nestled by a collection of waterfalls and pools, connected by gardens. It isn't a place if you're a princess about bugs and kids running around having fun. Our bamboo hut was comfortable but a bit messy. I think they didn't realise we were coming, as we had to poke around for 30 mins to find anyone, and were not sure if we were even in the right place as the signs are not great. So for some it might not be for you. but if you want a authentic beautiful stay, please come here. the waterfalls are gorgeous, great for swimming and jumping into. there are kids running around everywhere fishing and jumping over rocks and running around with buckets for crabs. you really get a feel of the home that this place is, and how it is part of the community. we had the best omlet I have ever had for breakfast, but couldn't stay a second night as my girlfriend hated it because of the bugs. I can't wait until I can return.

2/10 Terrible

Johanna

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sofia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Es una experiencia única, especialmente si quieres algo más local, escuchar las cascadas y ver la vida, algo sencillo.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

hanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Det var lite mat å få på hotellet, og området rundt stengte tidlig. Fikk frokost på hotellet. Di hadde veldig dårlig språk kunnskap. Men nydelig plass å såve rett med fossen.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Ok
Location great But no WiFi and no food after 5 pm and nowhere else to go. Water looks great but is freezing cold 😉
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Pharida

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
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Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019